CVS employee charged with stealing drugs

SOUTH YARMOUTH — An employee of CVS was arrested Saturday and charged with stealing thousands of dollars worth of prescription drugs from the pharmacy branch in South Yarmouth.

Nicole Morrison, 27, of 53 Silver Leaf Lane, Marstons Mills, was arrested by Yarmouth police Patrol Officers Brian Carchedi and Paul Mellett on charges she stole $3,500 worth of prescription drugs from the CVS pharmacy where she worked on Station Avenue, according to a Yarmouth police press release.

The CVS security team caught Morrison, who has been fired, the police release stated. She pleaded not guilty at her arraignment Monday in Barnstable District Court and is scheduled to return for a pretrial hearing Jan. 7.